Dictionary of the history of science

Dictionary of the concepts or ideas that characterize the core features of recent Western science. Focuses on the last 5 centuries. There is emphasis on historiography and the philosophical and metaphysical principles of science, as well as "those parts of the social and human sciences historic...

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Weitere Verfasser: Bynum, William (HerausgeberIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Princeton, NJ Princeton Univ. Press 1981
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Zusammenfassung:Dictionary of the concepts or ideas that characterize the core features of recent Western science. Focuses on the last 5 centuries. There is emphasis on historiography and the philosophical and metaphysical principles of science, as well as "those parts of the social and human sciences historically most closely linked with the natural sciences." No biographical entries. Entries are lengthy and contain references and authors' initials. Many cross references. Biographical index.
Beschreibung:XXXIV, 494 S.
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ISBN:0691082871
0-691-08287-1